Short-term rentals in Stamford
Stamford is the 218th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 663 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 15% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (49 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 663
- Market rank
- #218 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Stamford
In Stamford, Airbnb leads with 420 listings (63%), versus 243 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Stamford
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Stamford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 86 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Finest Retreats — account for 85% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 15%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 40%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 57% of Stamford's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (19%).
Largest operators in Stamford
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 49 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 18 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Finest Retreats | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 4 | We Stay Ltd | 6 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,089 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 3 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Stamford among their markets. See the full interactive Stamford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Stamford compares
Stamford ranks 218th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Crewe 665 listings
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Aviemore 663 listings
- Newport Pembrokeshire 663 listings
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Broadstairs 662 listings
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyll 661 listings
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Gloucester 660 listings
Photo credits
- Crewe: Photo: Crewe Town Clock (1) by Rept0n1x · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aviemore: Photo: Grampian Road, Aviemore Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 243991 by Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Broadstairs: Photo: Broadstairs aerial image (43480169685) by John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll: Photo: Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll roofscape (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1058335 by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucester: Photo: Gloucester and its cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 1454853 by Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stamford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Stamford?
Stamford has 663 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 420 on Airbnb and 243 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Stamford?
The largest professional operator in Stamford is Cottages.com, with 49 local listings.
How professionalised is the Stamford short-term rental market?
15% of Stamford's listings (102 of 663) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 86 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Finest Retreats — account for 85% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Stamford?
In Stamford, Airbnb leads with 420 listings (63%), versus 243 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Stamford?
7 named professional operators run listings in Stamford. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 663 public short-term rental listings in Stamford, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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